Wouldn't this cause havoc with the species? We are always so concerned with inbreeding and everything. What would creating one of these animals do? There would be no companions and they (or it) would be studied. Even if another clone was created it does not mean the beginning of the species again. At least some may have still been spotted in Tasmania.
I say stop the nonsense. This isn't science, it's cruelty. Clone something that can have some use and let the memory of a human falacy stay. Some great way to satisfy human curiosity.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
It's called Pretty Good Privacy. I mean, the name was its fate. Guess it applies truly now though. It sounds funny when it applies to other areas, such as Pretty Good Security, or Pretty Good Doctor, though. I know the name has nothing to do with the way it works (well now it does), but it's a good note.
Also, there was a question on Jeopardy in The Internet category on what PGP stood for, last night. Interesting.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
I bet drug users would love to get their hands on this. Sounds kinda sick, but it would make it a lot easier to find that vein. Kinda the darker side of the new technology.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
It is great to see that Gnome is getting some publicity. I don't say this to get Gnome all the credit, but as a precursor to open software acceptablity. I personally use KDE. For business the bottom line is always revenue, and this is a great way to get it... with the free code. Also, getting De Icaza in the spotlight is great to hear, as he is such a hard lined, straight talking man. Brings a little structure and authority to the Linux spotlight.
Remember, publicity=numbers.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
I like the fact that the story predicts that computers will interface into everything. This is going to change the way non-computer people use, and accept, the computer into their everyday lives. No longer will it just be the thermostat that people are perplexed by, it will be a thermostat with an IP (maybe giving you the weather).
Secondly, all this talk of supercomputers of the future always reminds me of movies. It always seems that the movies has this stuff beforehand. The keyboards in Hackers, the all-in-one computer of Electric Dreams, RoboCop of... well... Robocop. Movies always look ahead and take computer futures to a conceivable new level; but surprisingly it never is believable at the time!
Thirdly, IBM came out with the home computing aspect a few years back with modules you pluged into the wall. Essentially they acted as power plug timers hooked to the computer, but it seemed like a big step that IBM was making in their vision.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
This reminded me of a vulnerability that occured a while back. This time it wasn't a sever, but email, personal information. Here's the original slashdot article on it. Basically Network Solution clients were given an email account with the username and password the same as the account name. This meant that if the person did not change their password people could use their email account for whatever they want, and/or read their mail (if they were that stupid). A little different than taking over a server, but the premise is still there.
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and even the teddy bears
Even with Napster this can happen. I should know, I do it too. With my connection I can't have a lot of people accessing my computer. It slows the bandwidth way down. Most people just don't know how to turn off sharing on both Gnutella and Napster. Most just don't care, except for those who actually read Slashdot.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Wow. That was a mouthful. I can't stand the way the net is moving these days. I feel afraid to do anything, because everything is tracked. Also, a lot of business brew-ha-ha holds true. One thing that I read really intrigued me from the 2600 talk. IMHO it states the real reason why the companies are flailing:
Because of this:
"Development and implementation of a new DVD
copy protection system, however, is far more
difficult and costly than reprogramming a
combination lock and may carry with it the added
problem of rendering the existing installed base
of compliant DVD players obsolete." So
basically, a security hole can be left in place
if it's too expensive to fix and anyone who
exposes the continued existence of the hole can
be prosecuted? Riiight....
This totally reminded me of the scene from Fight Club where Ed Norton is talking about company policy towards recalls and business policy:
JACK (V.O.)
Take the number of vehicles in the
field, (A), and multiply it by the
probable rate of failure, (B), then
multiply the result by the average
out-of-court settlement, (C). A
times B times C equals X...
CUT TO:
INT. AIRPLANE CABIN - MOVING DOWN RUNWAY
Jack is speaking to the BUSINESSWOMAN next to him.
JACK
If X is less than the cost of a
recall, we don't do one.
BUSISNESS WOMAN
Are there a lot of these kinds of
accidents?
JACK
Oh, you wouldn't believe.
BUSINESS WOMAN ... Which... car company do you work
for?
JACK
A major one.
I think that this holds true. I love the irony and satire of the whole situation (DeCSS and 2600). Kinda makes you sick.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
If I were a linux distribution company I would love to see numbers like this (or percentages in this case). They don't care that much about how the companies are using them, just if they are buying them.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
It would be interesting to see the distros of linux used on the boxes. I wonder what the Suse numbers would be? Getting distro information is getting nitty gritty, but I bet the distro companies would love to get their hands on those numbers, demographically speaking.
Distro
Destro
Disco
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and even the teddy bears
Manos, the Hands of fate is currently 3rd on the Internet Movie Database's Bottom 100 films list. I haven't seen this MST3K, but it must be a doozy.
Has anyone found any specs on the options the os offers, other than the Netware compatability and DLL loading? Sounds like the exec got pissed at Novell and went off and did his own thing his way, taking Novell developed "parts" with him. Also, if they are looking for linux support, why give the ability to load win DLLs?
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
No, I didn't. I read the headline. I actually wanted to relate it to a National Geographic article but I didn't have time to write it down. It was in one this year where networks were being studied using wireless connections in large cities. They were looking at configurations regarding line of site. It was on the back page of the June 2000 issue. They use 3-D maps to help with the process. Here's a link to the library article in the National Geographic site. I just didn't have the time to read the whole/. article. Sorry for the old mix up.
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and even the teddy bears
I was watching a football game one time and the line of scrimmage was highlighted with a yellow line. It was great because you could see a lot of the depth perceptive aspects better. This form of image rendering is great for informational purposes and other such devices; it lets the public understand or relate to something better through non-interference with the actual event. That way the action is not interfered with. It will be great when things like the line of scrimmage hilight can be interactively turned on and off (like a dvd feature).
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and even the teddy bears
Do you think the company cares as much about clean code as the developer does? They just want the product to get out and make them money.
Commercial=revenue, OSS=great code
You take one road or the other. That's it. As of now there is no middle. Try to tell the average Office Suite user that OSS is better and they'll most likely reply with, "I don't care."
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Is there any world record Brio train setups anywhere? I had lego and brio as a kid. Probably the best combination anyone could ask for.
Does anyone remember when the first motors were brought out? I made a robot that moved and had a grabbing arm. All that from one motor. Then came the lego with the little lights and the sounds. God the memories.
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Why is there all this hyped talk now about Window Managers? I can't stand it. Try them out and stick to the one you like. Almost every distro of linux comes with too many Window Managers to count. I personally use KDE, and I enjoy it, but that doesn't mean I'm going to diss gnome. I can run their programs anyway! I don't see the big deal with preference
It is understandable though how corporate sponsorhip is a huge deal. I say just wait until this whole influx of money and releases goes over and let the public decide. I mean the WMs are to suit everybody, right?
As a side note it would have been better if GNOME had been allowed to speak too. I would have enjoyed to hear both sides of the story as well. It just doesn't seem right to have one programmer speak on the behalf of KDE (or should KDE have a public relations division, with a bit better centralization).
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Isn't it great to see all this confidential material released. At one time the company's assets depended on the security of these documents. Now anyone in the world (or with a/., everyone) can see the prized information. Interesting the way business changes.
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and even the teddy bears
Slashdot Mirror
1*10^19bytes * 8 bits/byte=
8*10^19 bits / 192000bits/sec=
4.17*10^14sec / 60 sec/min=
6.94*10^12min / 60 min/hr=
1.16*10^11hrs / 24hrs/day=
4.82*10^9days / 365days/year=
1.32*10^7 years
I'd get to Alpha Centari before I had the chance to listen to my whole drive, or the restaurant at the end of the universe.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
I say stop the nonsense. This isn't science, it's cruelty. Clone something that can have some use and let the memory of a human falacy stay. Some great way to satisfy human curiosity.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Also, there was a question on Jeopardy in The Internet category on what PGP stood for, last night. Interesting.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Oh, wait, that's a baby alien... cool.
Or worse... BEES!
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Remember, publicity=numbers.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Secondly, all this talk of supercomputers of the future always reminds me of movies. It always seems that the movies has this stuff beforehand. The keyboards in Hackers, the all-in-one computer of Electric Dreams, RoboCop of... well... Robocop. Movies always look ahead and take computer futures to a conceivable new level; but surprisingly it never is believable at the time!
Thirdly, IBM came out with the home computing aspect a few years back with modules you pluged into the wall. Essentially they acted as power plug timers hooked to the computer, but it seemed like a big step that IBM was making in their vision.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
What's next? Rubik's Cube?
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have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Guess I've offended the "community." Bet something whitty is coming my way. Woo hoo. Don't forget to tell your friends.
Oh yeah. I believe the sympatico internet is available only in Toronto right now, but it will be great for cottage country.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Because of this: "Development and implementation of a new DVD copy protection system, however, is far more difficult and costly than reprogramming a combination lock and may carry with it the added problem of rendering the existing installed base of compliant DVD players obsolete." So basically, a security hole can be left in place if it's too expensive to fix and anyone who exposes the continued existence of the hole can be prosecuted? Riiight....
This totally reminded me of the scene from Fight Club where Ed Norton is talking about company policy towards recalls and business policy:
JACK (V.O.)
Take the number of vehicles in the field, (A), and multiply it by the probable rate of failure, (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement, (C). A times B times C equals X...
CUT TO:
INT. AIRPLANE CABIN - MOVING DOWN RUNWAY
Jack is speaking to the BUSINESSWOMAN next to him.
JACK
If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
BUSISNESS WOMAN
Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
JACK
Oh, you wouldn't believe.
BUSINESS WOMAN
... Which... car company do you work
for?
JACK
A major one.
I think that this holds true. I love the irony and satire of the whole situation (DeCSS and 2600). Kinda makes you sick.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Distro
Destro
Disco
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Has anyone found any specs on the options the os offers, other than the Netware compatability and DLL loading? Sounds like the exec got pissed at Novell and went off and did his own thing his way, taking Novell developed "parts" with him. Also, if they are looking for linux support, why give the ability to load win DLLs?
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Mike Nelson lives in his own little world with his robot friends (designed by Joel...). Hazzah!
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Commercial=revenue, OSS=great code
You take one road or the other. That's it. As of now there is no middle. Try to tell the average Office Suite user that OSS is better and they'll most likely reply with, "I don't care."
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Give me a linux distro, a roll of electrical tape, one of those Clockwork Orange type rooms, and a computer, and this can all change.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Does anyone remember when the first motors were brought out? I made a robot that moved and had a grabbing arm. All that from one motor. Then came the lego with the little lights and the sounds. God the memories.
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
It is understandable though how corporate sponsorhip is a huge deal. I say just wait until this whole influx of money and releases goes over and let the public decide. I mean the WMs are to suit everybody, right?
As a side note it would have been better if GNOME had been allowed to speak too. I would have enjoyed to hear both sides of the story as well. It just doesn't seem right to have one programmer speak on the behalf of KDE (or should KDE have a public relations division, with a bit better centralization).
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears
Even the samurai
have teddy bears,
and even the teddy bears